Thursday, February 2, 2017

Leapforce
is a good way to make money working from home, it can be a good source of
income for retirees and people with a full-time job who want to make extra
money. Leapforce should be thought of as
part time, the availability of work can be inconsistent at times, those just
starting with Leapforce will not be given as much work as experienced agents,
and even experienced agents may not always be assigned work amounting to 40
hours per week.

What is required to work for
Leapforce?

You must
have a computer with internet access, Wi-Fi in your home is best, and you must
have a smartphone. Most of your work
will be done using the smartphone. If
your eyesight is not the best, it’s good to have a large screen, some of the text
you will be reading can be very small.
You need to know how to manipulate the screen to enlarge the text and
scroll around. Knowing how to install
and use apps is also useful.

Before
you are accepted as a Leapforce agent you will have to read and understand the
guidelines they will send you. Then you
will have to pass an exam which includes true/false questions and a practical
section that simulate the tasks you will be doing when you are hired. For more information see my article on taking the exam, keep in mind that the exam process changes and some aspects of the
exam may be different from what I wrote then.

What challenges might seniors have
while doing Leapforce evaluation tasks?

I am 62
as of this writing so I understand some of the challenges of seniors. Reading small print on smartphones can be
challenging. If you aren’t accustomed to
working with smartphones, it can take some getting used to. Before you apply with Leapforce, practice
searching the internet on your phone.
Download a couple of apps, like Yelp or YouTube, and try using them. Familiarize yourself with the functions of
your phone, how to magnify what’s on the screen, how to scroll horizontally and
vertically, and change the volume of the media playback.

The job
involves lots of time sitting at the computer.
If you have a problem sitting in one place for a long period of time,
you can break up your work sessions.
Leapforce is very flexible about your hours, both how many you work and
when you work, so you can do several one-hour sessions instead of one long
session if you prefer.

The types of sites you will visit may or may not be a challenge for you. You can tell Leapforce that you don’t want to
visit sites with Adult content (porn), although some will accidentally get
through to you, but you can refuse the task if that happens. However they don’t classify vulgar rap music
as adult content, which I’ve suggested to them that they should, some rap is
not vulgar or obscene but some is and if you haven’t heard it before it can be
shocking. You will also visit more sites
about Pokemon than you could imagine existed.
You will also encounter a lot of other video game sites and incredibly
pointless YouTube channels and twitter feeds. Through all of that, though, you
will learn a lot about pop culture, gain some conversation starters and be able
to talk to your grand kids about Pokemon.

Even if
you are struggling to find any redeeming value to some of the websites you
visit, you have to keep in mind that your job is to rate the value of the
webpage based on what a “typical” user who typed in that query wants to see or
learn about.

Conclusion

With the
caveats mentioned above, working for Leapforce and be a great second job or
supplement to your income at any age. If
you think you are interested in becoming a Leapforce agent take a look at my
other articles to learn more:

About Me

I'm a library paraprofessional with a Master's Degree in Psychology, researcher, blogger and part-time webpreneur. Working for state government is not as secure as it used to be, so supplemental income is needed. I'm investigating and trying out a number of work-at-home ideas that I'll be discussing in Leaving Low Wages. Because we get stuck from time to time, I've started Action Does It so we can all learn some motivational techniques together.
Your comments are welcome, the more people we have contributing ideas the smarter we all will be.